Midnight tonight is the cut-off for the 45% off special on guitar lessons at Guitar Tricks. Just between you and me, all subscribers are in line to receive a really cool holiday gift in December. Join today, save big bucks, get cool stuff. Just sayin’
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Ever wonder (or even hear of) the “Partial Capo”?
Journalist Joyce Marcel does a great job describing my patchwork multi-faceted music career in this article for The Commons, a local paper here in Southern Vermont.
Read the article HERE.
Posted in NEWS
Tagged brattfest, brattleboro, brattstock, guitar tricks, guitartricks, singer/songwriter
Brand new edition of String Thing
just came out!
String Thing is the official
Getting Started With Guitar newsletter, filled with free lessons,
news flashes, interesting links,
and other goodies for guitar learners.
Grab the brand new issue here!
It’s always fun to have some good company on the road,
so I’m inviting you to come with me on this gig.
Ready to go?
Posted in FUN STUFF
Tagged acoustic guitar, Claremont, coffeehouse, concert, contemporary folk, folk music, guitar tricks, Jonathan Edwards, Lisa McCormick
Wow, was this amazing little girl BORN with the guitar in her hands??
I’ve never seen anything like it, have you?
How does this video make you feel?
Posted in FUN STUFF
Tagged acoustic guitar, beginning guitar, guitar for beginners, guitar lessons, guitar tricks, kids guitar
I’m working on learning to play the song, “At Seventeen”, by Janis Ian, as I’m creating a tutorial of lessons on it to post on Guitar Tricks. It’s a beautiful guitar song, and I’m having a ton of fun poring over YouTube videos of Janis Ian at a wide variety of ages, playing the song on her acoustic guitar. This is how I learn to play it like she plays it.
Such an evocative song, it almost makes me squirm. Is this just a girls’ song? I don’t know. Guys, what do you think?
It is causing me to think about where I was at, at seventeen. What a time, what an age to be. I remember I used to sling my guitar onto my back (no case) and ride my bike across town to my friend Jeannie’s house, where we would sing Beatles songs for hours and scheme about how we were going to run away to Liverpool, England, locate Paul McCartney, and convince him to fall in love with us.
What’s wrong with this picture?
Anyway, I’d love to hear what Janis Ian’s “At Seventeen” brings up for you. Please respond and let me know your thoughts.
Posted in NOTES from LISA'S STUDIO
Tagged acoustic guitar, beatles, guitar tricks, Janis Ian, Lisa McCormick, paul mccartney
Learn to Play Your Favorite Songs!
Hey Everybody,
I just got word of some really exciting news in the Internet guitar space.
My buddy Jon over at Guitar Tricks just emailed me to let me know about a huge new development that is going to change the face of learning guitar online.
I have been an instructor for Guitar Tricks for 3 years now, and I'm super excited about this.
So what's the big news?
Jon and Guitar Tricks signed a major licensing deal to teach popular songs on guitar.
And to celebrate, he's giving away four months of free guitar lessons, for a very limited time. YOWZA! Continue reading
Posted in NEWS
Tagged acoustic guitar, beginning guitar, free guitar lessons, guitar for beginners, guitar tricks
Click for Screencast Video Lesson
Watch this free screencast video to learn how to format a lyric sheet so that you can easily follow it while you’re playing your guitar. A must for guitar players who love to play and sing!
Guitar Life 